Fascinating trivia: Golden Globe acting nominees

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Many thanks to our forums moderator Chris ‘Boomer’ Beachum for compiling this interesting info about the actors nominated for this weekend’s Golden Globes.

FILM DRAMA ACTOR:
Jesse Eisenberg, ‘The Social Network’ – first nomination
James Franco, ‘127 Hours’ – third nomination (one win for TV; the only person in this category with a previous win)
Colin Firth, ‘The King’s Speech’ – second nomination
Ryan Gosling, ‘Blue Valentine’ – second nomination
Mark Wahlberg, ‘The Fighter’ – second nomination
NOTE: The winner of this category has gone on to an Oscar nomination 29 of the past 30 years. The only exception was Jim Carrey for ‘The Truman Show.’

FILM DRAMA ACTRESS:
Halle Berry, ‘Frankie and Alice’ – fourth nomination (one win for TV)
Nicole Kidman, ‘Rabbit Hole’ – eighth nomination (three wins)
Jennifer Lawrence, ‘Winter’s Bone’ – first nomination
Natalie Portman, ‘Black Swan’ – third nomination (one win)
Michelle Williams, ‘Blue Valentine’ – second nomination
NOTE: The winner of this category has gone on to an Oscar nomination 29 of the past 30 years. The only exception was Kate Winslet for ‘Revolutionary Road.’

FILM COMEDY/MUSICAL ACTOR:
Johnny Depp, ‘Alice in Wonderland’
Johnny Depp, ‘The Tourist’ -- These are Johnny Depp’s ninth and 10th nominations; his only win was in 2008 when he couldn’t attend due to the writers’ strike.
Paul Giamatti, ‘Barney’s Version’ – fourth nomination (one win for TV)
Jake Gyllenhall, ‘Love & Other Drugs’ – first nomination
Kevin Spacey, ‘Casino Jack’ – sixth nomination; surprisingly he has never won a Globe even though he has two Oscars.

FILM COMEDY/MUSICAL ACTRESS:
Annette Bening, ‘The Kids Are All Right’ – seventh nomination (one win)
Anne Hathaway, ‘Love & Other Drugs’ – second nomination
Angelina Jolie, ‘The Tourist’ – sixth nomination (three wins: one for film, two for TV)
Julianne Moore, ‘The Kids Are All Right’ – sixth nomination
Emma Stone, ‘Easy A’ – first nomination

FILM SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Christian Bale, ‘The Fighter’ -- first nomination
Michael Douglas, ‘Wall Street 2’ -- 10th nomination (three wins; also recipient of Cecil B. DeMille Award)
Andrew Garfield, ‘The Social Network’ – first nomination
Jeremy Renner, ‘The Town’ – first nomination
Geoffrey Rush, ‘The King’s Speech’ – fifth nomination (two wins: one for film and one for TV)
NOTE: The winner of this category has gone on to an Oscar nomination each of the past 30 years.
Eight of the past 10 winners of this category have won the Oscar as well.

FILM SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Amy Adams, ‘The Fighter’ – third nomination
Helena Bonham Carter, ‘The King’s Speech’ – fifth nomination
Mila Kunis, ‘Black Swan’ – first nomination
Melissa Leo, ‘The Fighter’ – first nomination
Jacki Weaver, ‘Animal Kingdom’ – first nomination
NOTE: Whoever wins this category will be a first-time Globe winner. The winner of this category has gone on to an Oscar nomination each of the past 30 years.

ANIMATED FEATURE:
‘Despicable Me’
‘How to Train Your Dragon’
‘The Illusionist’
‘Tangled’
‘Toy Story 3’
NOTE: Good news for ‘Toy Story 3’ – since this category was created in 2007, Pixar has won every year.

-- Tom O’Neil